Choral Works

May 13, 2006
The visionary collaboration between Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski and composer Zbigniew Preisner was cut short in 1995 when the director had a heart attack and died. Hear the composer’s deeply religious musical memorial written as a final goodbye for his director friend on this edition of New Sounds. This heavy choral work is in both Latin and Polish, accompanied by a string quintet, organ and percussion. Also on tap is Steve Reich's Proverb, a choral work which pays homage to the 12th-century composer Perotin and makes liberal use of the medieval hocket technique. Plus, Meredith Monk’s mammoth "Atlas," a travelogue opera in three parts, with its dreamlike vocalise and rich vocal textures.

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